... iced. Make it sound innocent. Just a dollop of insinuation. Just a hair of persuasion. Just a pinch of suggestion.” She calls out the victim-blaming culture that questions women’s stories, by default. “The n ...

What does terrorism look like in America? Well, despite Donald Trump’s rampage against Islam, statistics show that right-wing extremists pose the biggest threat. According to a new report from The Nation ...

... ll not tolerate these victim-blaming statements, which are used to defend perpetrators all. the. time. See Bill Cosby’s case.
7. Continuing to answer how she felt about him being fired: "I don’t know ...

... sp;— and even blame — victims of abuse, especially when it comes to rich and powerful male perpetrators who have connections to other rich and powerful people. So, in fact, Rainbow is still being rel ...

... mple of the seriously flawed treatment of those accused of sexual misconduct and their victims. One of the groups that Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos is meeting with to get advice on how college cam ...

... e is a national trend. And of course, there are the trolls with victim-blaming statements like “If you don’t want it made public, don’t send it at all.” But this line of thinking is a lot like teaching abstinence ...

... tone-deaf statements implying that Andrea Constand, Cosby’s "alleged" 2004 victim, was asking for it. According to the Inquirer, he stated, "Let's face it: She went up to his house with a bare midriff ...

... of grit to get through his stand-up special. But it's worth it"?
I understand that Dave Chappelle says that Cosby was his hero growing up, but instead of victim-blaming and trying to make us OK with Cosby ...

... nd other issues women face, including victimblaming.
The graphic novel also has moments of gory violence. The violence is not gratuitous and fits nicely into the story. Then again, comics and graph ...

... was overturned because the judge reasoned the victim's tight jeans meant that she helped her assailant remove them and therefore was giving her consent. Of course, people were outraged all over the worl ...

... problematic. Many tend to say they’re “clean” if they’re STD/STI free. This implies those who do live with STD/STIs are “dirty,” which can lead to slut-shaming and victimblaming, especially targeted a ...

... that. Surveys show that 49% of American adults ages 18-54 and 89% of American millennial women do so. What is wrong is when people steal these photos and publish them, and the misogynistic, victim ...

... Parliament in respect of sexual assault issues' and that he was 'incapable of executing the judicial office.'
Victim-blaming has no place anywhere, let alone in the courtroom. Following his comments, C ...

... like.
She showed me that it was normal to doubt myself, to internalize blame when living in a society that has endless messages of blaming a victim for abuse. It was normal to feel like I needed to protect ...

... being an advocate against derogatory labeling, victimblaming, and slut shaming.
9. Our Time Is Now. Even though we were both publicly perceived as being in the shadow of men at one point, we both have ...

... the victim in these high profile cases. Evans spent 2 years behind bars but due to “fresh evidence” the case was re-evaluated.
Last Friday, Evans was found not guilty—meaning the jury no longer believe ...

... sby," is a real thing Bannon said to Bloomberg Businessweek. "He’s a violent sexual predator who physically abuses women who he assaults. And she takes the lead on the intimidation of the victims.”
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... This leads to body shaming, sexist enforcement, and victimblaming. Many dress codes and enforcement discussions explicitly call out “distraction” as the problem. What they mean is that boys (and sometimes ...